Your home should be an extension of you and who you are as a person. If you can come home, and actually feel at home... that's fantastic design.
My understanding is that change is inevitable, and it's what I do with that opportunity that really matters.
At about age 25 I had a bit of a quarter-life crisis and expected to be at a certain place by then, which was unrealistic to some extent. I used to have a lot of passion for interior design but I somehow lost it along the way, and so fashion was what I thought to be a new beginning, but in the end it just solidified the love I have for design.
I recognized that the passion I have and feel for interior and design and furniture was not organically there for styling. The fuel that drives you when doing something you truly love... wasn't there.
If there's one thing I know, it's to work hard, continue to work hard, and the rest will come.
I really believe that a good decorator is a good listener. So the inspiration always is the people that are living in that home.
My biggest word of advice that I could give to people that are dealing with a home renovation or decoration is to not think about design as it's been presented to you before. I think everybody needs to start designing based on the moments they imagine having in their home and that is what has guided me as a decorator.
I just think Lucite can look really dirty.
I always try to craft spaces around the moments that I imagine people or families having in them.
I think it's really important, especially with the work space, to create a place that makes people feel creative, where they feel safe, and they feel like they're instantly connected.
It's strange the way Instagram has become a really crazy sourcing opportunity for me. I never thought I'd be saying that, but you see these amazing vendors halfway across the world.
I started out taking any project that I could because you want the work. You want the opportunity to create, and I'm glad I did because it forces you to really get an understanding of your vision and your voice as a designer when you have to be scrappy like that.
Your home is the truest and most honest reflection of who you are, where you've been, and where you want to go.
Good closets make for a good marriage.
Joel Chen is a friend and I'm a huge fan of JF Chen.
I felt untethered in Los Angeles.
What we really believe in is high design at a low cost.
People are understanding what it means to really create a space that feels like a direct reflection of you and I think with brands like Living Spaces, you can really start to take those chances for the first time.
Incorporating travel, elements from different cultures and locales, is a great way to establish the overall tone and theme for a soiree.
When designing - whether it's a living room, event space, or tablescape - I always want guests to feel as though they are part of the experience.
